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#48afd2

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
72, 175, 210
HSL
195°, 61%, 55%
CMYK
66, 17, 0, 18
Luminance
0.3669

Every format

HEX#48afd2
RGBrgb(72, 175, 210)
HSLhsl(195, 61%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 17%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(67.0 -18.9 -26.5)
LCHlch(67.0 32.5 234.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.708 0.107 223.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48afd2;
background-color: #48afd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48afd2] bg-[#48afd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48afd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.686, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48afd2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48afd2 on white: 2.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48afd2 on black: 8.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green68.6%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan65.7%
Magenta16.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#48afd2 text on a black background

contrast 8.34:1

Card sample

#48afd2 text on a white background

contrast 2.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48afd2;
Background color
Panel with #48afd2 background
background-color: #48afd2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48afd2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 175, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 175, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48afd2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48afd2, #4853D2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48afd2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48afd2 in the Color Lab